Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedTheAcademyin AthensWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Proposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensEmphasizedobservationandexperienceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal“Knowthyself”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Famouswork:“TheRepublic”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Taught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFoundedTheAcademyin AthensWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Proposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensEmphasizedobservationandexperienceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFoundedtheLyceumschoolEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValuedreasonover thesensesBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andideal“Knowthyself”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Famouswork:“TheRepublic”Student ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  2. N-Saw the soul as immortal
  3. N-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  4. I-Founded The Academy in Athens
  5. O-Wrote dialogues instead of textbooks
  6. I-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  7. I-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  8. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms (perfect ideals beyond the physical world)
  9. G-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  10. G-Emphasized observation and experience
  11. I-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  12. G-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  13. G-Valued the study of nature and classification
  14. G-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  15. O-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  16. I-Founded the Lyceum school
  17. N-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  18. O-Valued reason over the senses
  19. G-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  20. B-“Know thyself”
  21. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  22. O-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  23. B-Famous work: “The Republic”
  24. B-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  25. N-Wrote on science, politics, ethics, and biology
  26. B-Believed knowledge leads to goodness
  27. N-Called humans “rational animals”
  28. B-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  29. B-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  30. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)